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SECESSION OF LOUISIANA. 

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DELIVERED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FEBRUARY 5 , 1861. 


The Speaker. The Chair asks the permission of the House to give 
the floor to the gentleman from Louisiana, (Mr. Taylor,) who desires 
to make a few observations. 

Ho objection was made. 

. Mr. Taylor announced the secession of the State of Louisiana, and 
his own withdrawal from the House. He has withheld his remarks 
for revision. 

Mr. Bouligny obtained the floor. 

The Speaker. If there is no objection, the gentleman from Lou¬ 
isiana will proceed. 

Mr. Bouligny said: I take this occasion to express my regret that 
I am not able to agree with the honorable Senators from my State, 
and especially with my colleague (Mr. Taylor) who has just taken his 
seat, although I entertain the greatest regard for their opinions. In 
the outset, permit me to say that until a few moments ago, I was in the 
same condition with my colleague, not having received official infor¬ 
mation of the passage of the ordinance of secession by the convention 
of my State. Nor have I received from the Legislature of my State, 
now in session, any information of the passage by that body of a 
resolution instructing her Senators, or requesting her Representatives, 
to withdraw' from Congress. For one, although I respect that body, 
I shall not obey its request. I was not elected by that body, and I 
have nothing to do with it, or it with me. 

In reference to the convention, I will say that I respect that body, 
as I do the Legislature of my State. Many of its members are my 
personal and intimate friends; but I think they have shown dis¬ 
courtesy to me when they have not even thought proper to send me 
a copy of their ordinance of secession; certainly, I shall pay it no 
attention until it is communicated to me. (Laughter.) 

Mr. Speaker, there is another reason which compels me to differ 
with the Senators and Representatives of my State. I am the only 
member of Congress from Louisiana who was elected as an American 
Union man. To those principles I shall stand forever. (Great ap¬ 
plause in the galleries.) 

Again: when I came here, I took the oath to sustain the Constitu¬ 
tion of the United States. What does that mean ? Does not the Con¬ 
stitution of the United States mean the Union of the United States? 
I so understand it; and to that oath I shall adhere firmly to the end. 
Whenever I am instructed by my immediate constituents, and am 
requested by them to withdraw from Congress, I shall comply wit! 
those instructions as soon as they are received. Then, and not until 
then, I shall resign; and after resigning my position, I shall yet be * 
Union man, and stand under the flag of the country which gave m( 
birth. (Great applause in the galleries and on the floor.) / • 




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